The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Melvin Elijah Clover
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
9 FTR BOMB SQ 49 FTR BOMB WING
Date of Death
October 14, 1952
First Lieutenant Clover was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 9th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Wing. On October 14, 1952, while on a combat mission, his engine flamed out and the aircraft crashed and demolished. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.